Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Social media is integrated into your website and blog. To grow your following on social networks, ensure that your NGO has prominently featured social network icons on every page of your website and blog. Use a premium social sharing service for web pages and blog posts , such as Social Warfare ($29/yr).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 5, 2013

Also discussed are low-cost or free photo-editing tools that allow nonprofits to create images that not only work well on Pinterest, but also on other social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Also discussed are low-cost or free photo-editing tools that allow nonprofits to create images that not only work well on Pinterest, but also on other social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Related Links: Fall Webinar Special for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Also discussed are low-cost or free photo-editing tools that allow nonprofits to create images that not only work well on Pinterest, but also on other social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Related Links: Fall Webinar Special for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Also discussed are low-cost or free photo-editing tools that allow nonprofits to create images that not only work well on Pinterest, but also on other social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Related Links: Summer Webinar Special for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2013

Also discussed are low-cost or free photo-editing tools that allow nonprofits to create images that not only work well on Pinterest, but also on other social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2017

The arc of success for digital fundraising has just begun. Second, the popularity of social networking is steady and continues to spread globally, but messaging apps such as WhatsApp, LINE, and Snapchat are emerging as powerful digital communities. Source: 2017 Charity Digital Skills Report. Source: GlobalWebIndex.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 22, 2020

2) Move beyond social posting to targeted social advertising. In this age of Google Ad Grants and inexpensive Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter targeted advertising, one can drive traffic from what is a primary relationship-building platform to an organization’s website or to a lead or landing page.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2014

Twiplomacy aims to identify the extent to which world leaders use Twitter and how they connect on the social network. Only 32 countries, mainly in Africa and Asia-Pacific, do not have any Twitter presence. Pope Francis ( @Pontifex ) is the most influential world leader on Twitter.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 11, 2014

2) Integration of Digital Payments Into Social Networks. That said, both Facebook and Twitter are working on launching their own digital payment systems which could radically transform online fundraising via social networks. The reality is that mobile and social media require time to use effectively.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Also discussed are low-cost or free photo-editing tools that allow nonprofits to create images that not only work well on Pinterest, but also on other social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Related Links: Summer Webinar Special for Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 24, 2013

I have no proof these tips will help your nonprofit get more media coverage, but at the very least they will help your nonprofit’s press release get more exposure on the Social Web. 1) Include your nonprofit’s Twitter username. People on social networks ignore links that do not pull up thumbnails and are heavily text-based.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

I linked to a great thought piece a while back on opening up the social graph (that is, your network of friends.) I linked to a great thought piece a while back on opening up the social graph (that is, your network of friends.) Jon Stahl pointed me to a great article , also about opening up the social graph.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 8, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Update on social network portability January 8, 2008 Last week, I covered the Richard Scoble dust-up. Update: LinkedIn, Flickr, SixApart and Twitter have now joined Dataportability.org. Be Helpful.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 15, 2020

The digital age represents an opportunity for nonprofits to increase giving. Digital fundraising, specifically on social media channels, provides a way for nonprofits to connect to younger generations who do not have the time nor desire to receive lengthy appeal letters or printed newsletters. Facebook alone has 2.41

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 14, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Speaking of open social networks … August 14, 2008 I just joined identi.ca. There are an increasing number of third party apps that can use it (it supports the Twitter API.) Be Helpful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Click for a Twitter Summary of Key Points from Plenary. Social networks are not about technology, they are enabled by technology”. As a digital immigrant, my goal for this conference is to practice learning the language of my new country at the GEO Networks conference over the next two days.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Subscribe to social media and mobile technology blogs. Get the necessary training (HTML, digital photography, video, social media, and mobile technology). Define metrics of measurement and create a social media ROI spreadsheet. Write social media and mobile technology policies. Purchase a digital camera.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 26, 2014

Marketers from the nonprofit sector and the for-profit sector alike are attempting to harness the power of social media to connect with these audiences. But what social platform are they on the most? And what’s this I hear about teens leaving Facebook for other social networks, is this true?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 16, 2012

But internet users of the same race have recently begun clustering on certain social media websites. Micro-blogging website Twitter has seen an upsurge in traffic from Hispanic and African-American audiences. The birth of social networking on a mass scale was messy and chaotic, and at times fear and paranoia ran amok.

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ASU Lodestar Center

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

And with the ongoing support for the value of digital communications strategies, they are sure to stay part of our business lingo for a long time to come. Digital communications has found a permanent place within organizations. When it comes to digital communications, it is about engagement and influence, not numbers.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 28, 2011

We hosted our final live Twitter chat for the Digital Storytelling Event yesterday. There's still time to enter your submission before the second annual Digital Storytelling Challenge ends this coming Monday, January 31! Our special guest host was Susan Gordon , nonprofit services director of Causes.com ( @causes on Twitter).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2016

Small nonprofits have to work harder at growing their following and most often the work of social media management is added to an already full job description. Twitter requires a time investment that many small nonprofits simply do not have. Social media is in a weird transition right now. Yeah, right.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 14, 2014

It’s very common for nonprofits to assume that volunteers and interns can effectively manage their mobile and social media presence simply because they are young and came of age during the rise of social networking. Being behind the camera takes confidence and a familiarity with digital equipment. Multitasking.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Social network communities are highly responsive to giving and promoting your nonprofit’s cause on cause awareness days and provided your nonprofit prepares at least one month in advance, cause awareness days provide ample opportunity to create visual and text-based content that inspires engagement and interaction on your social networks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2011

Robin shared some of her thoughts in the comments of a recent blog post, and I invited to share her community organizing rules for Twitter. As a community organizer, Twitter makes a lot of sense. Twitter does exactly that. Robin’s 10 Twitter Rules for Non Profits. Twitter is social. Follow Back.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 10, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Twitter and Nonprofits April 10, 2008 This actually was a post to the Progressive Exchange discussion list. I love twitter, which in some ways surprises me, and in some ways doesn’t. Sure, why not.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 30, 2013

Facebook’s new Internet.org initiative is a big news item in NPTech and global digital inclusion news. They plan to do it by improving the efficiency of Internet networks, phone design, and cell phone apps. Internet.org also plans to develop leaner apps for e-mail, search and social networks that will be very low-cost or free.

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NTEN

APRIL 5, 2013

Most organizations incorporate messaging training as part of the new hire process and encourage employees to “represent” when they are out and about at professional networking events. Rebooting Your Digital Community Building." Follow Jamie on Twitter @jjmilliard Lori L. Follow Lori on Facebook or on Twitter @Ljacobwith.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 7, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Why I’m twittering December 7, 2007 Yes, it’s hard to believe. I have said many times that I wouldn’t Twitter. I’ve critiqued Twitter and social networks in general.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 31, 2018

By Julia Campbell , a social media and storytelling consultant for nonprofits and author of Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits. Interestingly, Instagram was the second most popular social network after Facebook for donors on #GivingTuesday 2017.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2008

In one classroom, I queried the students about their social media use. Now, admittedly the sample size is small, so this doesn't necessarily project to all digital natives, but I was surprised about a few things. None of them had heard of Twitter, let alone used it. Maybe Twitter isn???t ll twitter, ???I???m

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TechImpact

AUGUST 30, 2013

Some of the most current and meaningful stats about nonprofits and the digital realm, from sources such as Nonprofit Tech For Good , Waggener Edstrom , TechSoup , and the Artez Interactive. Social media: 56% of people donated to an organization because they read a story via social media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 27, 2008

Digital Natives Panel. I talked about the Cute Dog Theory of Social Media Adoption, A Few Tools, and A Story about social media and fundraising. It also covered the differences in technology styles of digital natives compared to analogue adults or can old dog learn new tricks? Twitter Comment ). Twitter Comment ).

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

This is the fourth post in a blog and webinar series called 101 Digital Marketing Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. 2020 Social Media Size Guide ). Also, with organic reach at an all-time low, your nonprofit should invest in social media advertising.

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AFP Blog

JULY 18, 2011

Rather, it's the idea that the Internet, in particular social networks, engender trust, and the more time you spend on them the more trusting you become." Nor is it that people have gone gaga over smartphones, with one in three Americans owning one.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

An exceptionally dedicated person could maintain a similar job description with social media for a year or two, but at some point it becomes obvious that that this workload is just not sustainable. The successful use of social media requires a significant time investment. Social media is not free! Here are five reasons why: 1.

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